Book Hype hosts Jen, Karen and Brittany discuss the latest book news, Shadowhunters, and more!.

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What we’re reading:
–Nowhere But Here by Katie McGarry
–Beautiful Girl by Fleur Philips
–Sugar by Deirdre Riordan Hall
–Red Dragon by Tom Harris
–The Sacred Lives of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes (Check out Jen’s review!)
–The Leveller by Julie Durango

Book Bites
-YouTubers as authors?
-Joey Garceffa
-Connor Franta
-Justine Ezareck
-Tyler Oakley

-How will their YouTube personalities translate to text? Do these have the potential to expand their fan base?

Book news discussion:
-Elizabeth Banks in talks to direct Red Queen. We like the idea! An actress who has experience on a dystopian film? Check. Experience directing a mega blockbuster hit? Check! (See Pitch Perfect 2.)
-Fox Animation to adapt Noelle Stephenson’s Nimona, a webcomic about a shapeshifter in a “medieval-like future in which knights ride hoverboards and go to “‘nightclubs.'”
-Recognize Noelle Stephenson’s name? She is also the author of Lumber Janes!
–Shadowhunters: Director McG has been posting video and photos just wrapped first episode. Will they bring anything to Comic Con?
-Check out Jen and Karen’s first impressions post!
–AND WATCH JACE HERE!
-Summer book showdown! In one corner Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, in the other EL James’ Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian! Who will win?

Reminder our June book is Undertow by Michael Buckley. We’ll be discussing it next week!

Our July book will be When We Were Animals by Joshua Gaylord.

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